Which to use
“davor” is an adverb and “devot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,762
- “davor” frequency rank
- #45,851
- “devot” frequency rank
- 47613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | davor | devot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adverbiale Bestimmung des Ortes: räumlich vor etwas anderem gelegen | mit einer unterwürfigen Haltung |
Where the eye mixes davor and devot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: davor vs devot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: davor is [daˈfoːɐ̯] while devot is [deˈvoːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
davor is recorded at frequency rank #1,762, classified as anadv, pronounced [daˈfoːɐ̯]. devot is at rank #45,851, tagged as anadj, pronounced [deˈvoːt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47613, this pair ranks #1,278,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of davor vs devot
Shared letters: dov. Private to "davor": ar. Private to "devot": et.
"davor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "davor" and "devot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "davor" or "devot" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "davor" and "devot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "davor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,278,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "davor" and "devot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devot vs devote". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,278,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.